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Vintage Road Safety Posters

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Vintage Road Safety Posters on The Import

4th May, 2010

There’s something beautifully nostalgic, and indeed inspiring, about perusing vintage public communications posters, probably due to the unfortunate realisation that it’s a relatively lost art… when was the last time you saw a public information poster as simple, effective and stylish as these retro classics? Collector, Paul Rennie is an expert, collector and dealer in posters from the post-war golden age of British design, and his new book for Black Dog Publishing, Modern British Posters: Art, Design & Communication, is a brilliant homage to these lost classics…. we’re particularly taken by these fabulous vintage RoSPA posters………

Vintage Road Safety Posters

Look! Before Opening!, Roland Davies, 1950s, DC (30 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

children about, Anon., 1970s, DC (30 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

wait for the traffic stop, Anon., 1960s, DC (30 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

Don’t Do It!, Roland Davies, 1950s, DC (30 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

Make Sure They’re Safe, Anon., 1950s, DC (30 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

Always do your kerb drill before you cross, Anon., 1960s, C (15 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

be alive to others, Anon., 1960s, DC (30 x 20″)

Vintage Road Safety Posters

Find a safe place to cross, Anon., 1960s, DC (30 x 20″)

Modern British Posters: Art, Design & Communication, Paul Rennie, Black Dog Publishing, £29.95

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comments 4

  1. Sheri Pear

    May 4th, 2010

    I am a merchandiser for a company that manufactures and distributes safety signs and posters. In a modern world of fast-paced public service announcements, it’s interesting to look back at safety messaging of the past. All still relevant and impactful.

  2. Trista Yard

    August 16th, 2010

    Love the use of color in the “Find a Safe Place to Cross” poster. On a side note, I also dig the girl’s go go boots.

  3. Amos Alistair

    May 17th, 2011

    Safty Signs are very important for safety of people on raods. If we use safty signs properly then a lot on accidents can be prevented.

  4. Richard Porter

    October 6th, 2011

    Excellent. However, can someone explain to me why we don’t see adverts like this today?

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